Bob and the Land of the Perpetual Sun Part 1 6th June, 23:15, A Helsinki rooftop terrace bar, an exotic Russian cocktail and the sun teetering just on the horizon-almost setting but just can’t quite make it. We were witnessing one of the most spectacular phenomena in the northern hemisphere, an epic battle between the sunset and the horizon. This awe inspiring sight of almost 24 hour sunshine a day is truly a sight to behold. One of my first thoughts was how the early discoverers would have felt when they first landed on the Scandinavian shores and realised that the sun didn’t set. With superstition and religion being a part of their way of life I am pretty sure one of their first reactions would have been of pure horror. “The night has been killed!
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